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  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
  2. Sarah Weinberg1st Vice President
  3. Dan MiccicheTrustee
  4. Prisma Y. GarcíaBoard Secretary
  5. Byron Sanders2nd Vice President
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Dallas ISD trustees unanimously adopt maintenance and debt service tax rates 1:08:59

  • Speakers at public comment raised pay for commissioned security officers, training pay for dyslexia therapists and hot school buses. 13:36
  • The board unanimously adopted a 2026⁠-⁠2027 maintenance and operations tax rate of 0.733700 and an interest and sinking tax rate of 0.252035. 1:08:59
  • The board voted unanimously to postpone item 10.01 to September 24th. 1:13:41

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening 0:04
    • The meeting began at 6:01 PM with a quorum and the pledges. 0:04
    • The presiding officer read the board policy rules on public participation. 1:17
  2. Board recognitions 1:17
    • The board recognized the Lincoln High School girls track and field team for winning the 2026 UIL Class 4A State Championship. 3:19
    • A staff member said the team's 4x100-meter relay set a Class 4A meet record with a time of 45.86 seconds. 4:53
  3. Public forum 6:35
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to increase pay for commissioned security officers, saying the current salary was $41,090. 13:36
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to assess the dyslexia intervention program and to provide pay or reimbursement for Take Flight trainings. 16:32
    • A speaker at public comment proposed cooling stations on every bus and asked the board to look at bus driver retention. 26:59
  4. Closed session and reports 32:28
    • The superintendent said the district started the year with 52 teacher vacancies and received more than 11,000 teacher applications. 34:12
    • The superintendent said the district reached a rating of 85 and that 71% of students attend an A or B-rated school. 35:05
    • Trustees highlighted Texas Education Agency ratings at campuses in their districts. 40:23
    • The board took no action in closed session. 32:28
  5. Minutes and consent agenda 1:01:21
    • The board considered minutes from June 25th, 2026, meetings and hearings. 1:01:21
    • Several consent items were pulled for a separate vote and item 8.38 was pulled from the agenda. 1:02:31
    • The minutes passed unanimously and the consent agenda as amended passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:04:00
  6. Council of Great City Schools representative 1:04:08
    • One board member nominated the board president as the district's board representative for the Council of Great City Schools. 1:04:08
    • The board president was elected by acclamation after no other nominations. 1:04:45
  7. Defeasance of outstanding obligations 1:04:45
    • The resolution provided for the defeasance and redemption of certain currently outstanding obligations. 1:05:09
    • The motion passed with 8 voting yes and 1 abstention. 1:06:14
  8. Debt service and overall tax rates 1:06:23
    • Sarah Weinberg moved a debt service rate of 0.252035 per $100 of taxable value, exceeding the 0.215964 rate, with excess revenue to be used for defeasance of future debt obligations. 1:07:09
    • A second item set a maintenance and operations tax rate of 0.733700 and an interest and sinking tax rate of 0.252035. 1:08:59
    • The motion on that item called for a tax rate of 0.985735, described as effectively a 5.67% increase. 1:09:41
    • Both tax rate motions passed unanimously. 1:08:39
  9. Superintendent certification of compliance 1:10:34
    • The item asked the board to approve the superintendent certification of compliance with certain laws. 1:10:56
    • The motion passed unanimously. 1:11:18
  10. Facility naming policy amendment 1:12:17
    • The item was a third read of an amendment to Board Policy CW Local on naming facilities. 1:12:17
    • Ben Mackey said the next meeting was on the 24th, and Byron Sanders moved to postpone until September 24th. 1:13:19
    • The motion to postpone the item to September 24th passed unanimously. 1:14:12
  11. Cell phone pouch purchase agreements 1:14:15
    • The agreements were not to exceed $4,500,000 over 3 years. 1:14:35
    • Joyce Foreman asked whether the purchase included this year's spending on pouches, and a staff member said it did but would need to pull the amount for the tracker. 1:15:18
    • The staff member said the purchase did not include backpacks with pouches. 1:15:52
    • The motion passed with 8 voting yes and 1 abstention. 1:16:49
  12. Applicant tracking system purchase 1:16:53
    • The agreement for an applicant tracking system was not to exceed $5,500,000 over 5 years. 1:16:53
    • A staff member said the current Taleo system by Oracle was phasing out and the district had spent $1,580,589 of the $2.5 million on the original contract. 1:17:33
    • The motion passed unanimously. 1:18:31
  13. Pre-K partnership pass-through waiver 1:18:56
    • A staff member said the district must show it returns 85% of the ADA collected to pre-K partners, but the Texas Education Agency has not created rules for reporting it. 1:19:33
    • The staff member said the district pays teacher salaries and a $23,000 stipend per classroom plus materials. 1:20:02
    • Joyce Foreman said the district had not always paid for the teacher. 1:20:52
    • The motion passed unanimously. 1:21:46
  14. Home-based parent instruction program agreement 1:21:48
    • The interlocal agreement for the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters program was not to exceed $26,000 over 1 year. 1:21:48
    • Byron Sanders asked about the strategy behind increased African-American student participation, and a staff member said outreach had been increased and representation was now 23.8%. 1:23:52
    • Dan Micciche asked whether the $26,000 was the full cost, and a staff member said it covered materials and not salaries of home visitors. ~1:25:08
    • The motion passed unanimously. 1:26:15
  15. Grocery and catering vendor pool 1:26:24
    • The item covered agreements with pool vendors for grocery and outside catering services with no financial impact over 5 years. 1:26:24
    • A staff member said the item added 23 vendors to an original group of 28, for 51 approved vendors. 1:27:01
    • The motion passed unanimously, and the meeting adjourned at 8:18 PM. 1:28:10

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